I got this new product because I like the Lunch Crock but wanted more capacity. The Lunch Crock had revisions over the years to fix things and the CrockpotGo will need revisions too. I don't recommend the current version. As others have said, unlike the Lunch Crock, only the bottom of the base unit has the heat plate. The food container is just stainless steel (ie. not 3 ply to help spread heat) so the heat does not spread much to the sides of the container. The bottom of the container can be very hot since it's directly touching the heat plate but the sides are just slightly warm. So your food is almost purely only heated from the bottom instead of from both the bottom and sides. As another person said, water does get trapped inside the lid after washing and hard to get out. If you don't make sure all the water is out, mold may grow inside without you knowing. I may eventually stop using this because of the potential for mold hidden inside the lid.

I got this because the 20 oz Lunch Crock was too small for my lunch. However, based on initial use, I saw at least 2 issues so far: 1. After washing the inner lid, water gets trapped inside. You can hear it swishing around when shaking it. Seems like there's a cavity inside the lid. It's difficult to get it all out. This has the potential to grow mold and bacteria inside the lid. 2. Only the bottom of the warmer has the metal heating element (the sides are just plastic/air gap) so the bottom of the inner container gets much hotter than the sides causing uneven heating of my food. In comparison, the other Lunch Crock warmer has metal all around to spread the heat so the inner container gets evenly heated. Also, mine came with one of the rubber feet missing. Other than the larger capacity, this has been a downgrade from the Lunch Crock. I'm returning this.

If you haven't used the smaller Lunch Crock, then you probably wouldn't know that the CrockpotGo has a worse heating design than the Lunch Crock. The Lunch Crock heats more evenly from the bottom and sides while the CrockPotGo only heats from the bottom. Plus the bottom needs to be at a higher temperature to heat the food which causes the food at the bottom to get dry/burnt unless you have very moist food or don't leave the food inside for too long. The Lunch Crock doesn't have this issue even if the food's been inside all day long. The CrockPotGo is no better than the other cheaper electric lunchboxes out there. I went back to my Lunch Crock. I hope they make a larger version of it.

I bought this cause I work 3rd shift and like to have something warm for lunch. I can plug it into any outlet and can really take it anywhere. The power cord stores right under it when you're done. It has a 3.5 capacity and has stainless steel pan so it's eco friendly.

Crock-Pot Go is the best thing to take to have a hot lunch at work! It's portable and personal- sized. It has a large capacity holds more the 3.5 cups . It for hot or cold lunches tight seal lid and container easy to transport with out a mess. Has detachable cord. Plugs in to any outlet to keep food hot. Dishwasher safe. Eco friendly use less containers.

As the others at crock-pot.com have said, the design of this results in uneven heating. Crockpot knew of this by making the only side (the bottom) that has a heat source get very hot just so the other parts can heat up too. However, this results in the bottom being too hot. I can even hear my food/drops of liquid sizzling on the bottom. You can cook an egg on this.

Seems like Crockpot copied those other cheap electric lunchboxes where there's only a heating plate on the very bottom of the warming base instead of lining the entire base's inside with metal like their slow cookers. The bottom of the inner container gets very hot but the sides are barely warm. The heat does not spread well. I guess it's easier to remove the inner lid because the top of the inner container isn't hot at all (ie. pull the lid while pressing on the inner container). However, I'm left with unevenly heated food where the bottom is hot and the top is slightly warm or still cold. Not a worthwhile tradeoff. If I leave it in longer, the bottom food can become very hot and hard. As far as heating goes, the 20 oz Lunch Crock is better but it has too little capacity. Too bad the 24 oz size seems to be discontinued (still smaller than the CrockpotGo but it'd have more even heating).

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This was not quite what I expected… smaller than I expected… I thought I could use it to take on small picnics…this will work for lunches on the go… I like the color and it's compact… I think it would be good if your a person always on the go.

Unlike the smaller round Crockpot lunch warmer, only the bottom of the base has the hot metal so the bottom of the inner container gets very hot. However, the heat doesn't spread very much to the sides of the container causing uneven heating. Depending on the food being put in, I've had the part touching the bottom actually getting dry/burnt while the sides weren't that hot. I also had 1 of the rubber feet missing. They're easy to pull off. Since the CrockpotGo doesn't actually come in a box itself (just slipped through a paper roll with mostly everything including the feet exposed), I'm guessing the feet gets rubbed off/caught on something while being moved around the warehouse before being put into a shipping box.

I bought this as a TRAVEL crockpot...small enough to fit into my luggage. Its built like a small shoebox and should travel well. The maximum temp I obtained after 6 hours was 160 F...too low to cook raw meat but fine for everything else. The lid is tricky, but the container is easily removed for cleaning. Overall...a good purchase.